USS High Point (PCH-1)
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USS High Point (PCH-1) was an American hydrofoil patrol craft, and launched August 17, 1962 by J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington, in conjunction with Boeing Co., Seattle. It was placed in service August 15 1963 with Lt. H. G. Billerbeck in charge. The boat is named for High Point, North Carolina.
She was decommissioned in March 1975 from the US Navy and transferred to the Coast Guard on April 4, 1975 and commissioned USCGC High Point (WMEH 1). It was again decommissioned May 5, 1975 and returned to US Navy custody. It was Struck from the Naval Registry, 1980. In 2002 the High Point was bought by a private individual intent on restoring the craft.
High Point was the first of a series of hydrofoil craft designed to evaluate the performance of this kind of propulsion in the modern Navy. She has three submerged foils containing propulsion nacelles and propellers, and is also capable of riding on her hull like a more conventional ship. On her foils, High Point is capable of very high-speed operation and was evaluated for mobility and flexibility as an antisubmarine force. The craft carried out tests in Puget Sound during 1967-1968. It was also evaluated by the Coast Guard in 1975.
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This article includes text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
